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The calendar year 2018 was full of ups and downs for the Indian stock market investors. While Sensex made its all-time high in August 2018, the net return in this year is still just 4.90% (YTD). Sensex started with 33,812 points in January 2018 and as of December 2018, it is currently hovering around 35,470 points.

On the other hand, if we look into the NSE benchmark index Nifty 50, it started at 10,435 points in January 2018 and currently trading at 10,663 points, with an overall return of merely 2.18% this year.

If we compare the returns on Nifty in 2018 with that of last year (2017- when it gave a return of around 28.6%), we can easily notice that the index has comparatively underperformed in 2018. Nonetheless, ups and downs are the characteristics of the market and the stock market investors should be not be haunted by it.

As the year 2018 is fastly approaching to its end, we performed a short analysis to find the winning and losing stocks of 2018. Here is a list of 20 large cap companies in India with a market capitalization greater than Rs 100 Billion, which either grew over +30% or fell over -35% within the year 2018.

If you are interested in large-cap companies, this list might give you a rough idea of the stocks that you missed or can add in your watchlist for the upcoming year.

Top 20 Wealth CREATORS of 2018

S. No

Name

Symbol

Industry

Last Price

Market Cap

1-Yr Chg (%)

1

HEG

HEGL

Electronic Instr. & Controls

3675.35

155.86B

83.82

2

L&T Technology Services

LTEH

Construction Services

1687.05

171.74B

71.22

3

Larsen & Toubro Infotech

LRTI

Software & Programming

1695

291.26B

57.67

4

Adani Enterprises

ADEL

Coal

158.55

175.67B

53.92

5

Bata India

BATA

Footwear

1109

144.13B

47.74

6

Tata Consultancy

TCS

Software & Programming

1918.5

7130.75B

44.97

7

Bajaj Finance

BJFN

Consumer Financial Services

2564.9

1497.28B

43.9

8

Tech Mahindra

TEML

Software & Programming

697.9

684.05B

41.43

9

Indiabulls Ventures

INDB

Investment Services

379.85

235.61B

41.22

10

MindTree

MINT

Computer Services

837.7

139.19B

39.69

11

Nestle India

NEST

Food Processing

10923.35

1064.11B

38.56

12

Mphasis

MBFL

Software & Programming

1018.15

187.77B

38.52

13

Jubilant Foodworks

JUBI

Restaurants

1218.95

173.76B

38.14

14

Abbott India

ABOT

Biotechnology & Drugs

7466.25

157.83B

34.82

15

Avenue Supermarts

AVEU

Retail (Grocery)

1545.75

1031.01B

34.28

16

Ipca Laboratories

IPCA

Biotechnology & Drugs

801.85

101.97B

33.6

17

Divi’s Labs

DIVI

Biotechnology & Drugs

1447.15

392.45B

32.77

18

Hindustan Unilever

HLL

Personal & Household Prods.

1784.65

4009.29B

31.56

19

Adani Power

ADAN

Electric Utilities

50.8

194.66B

31.27

20

Britannia Industries

BRIT

Food Processing

3100.55

751.53B

30.64

HEG was the biggest wealth creator in the large-cap segment this year. This stock gave a return of over 83% in 2018. Currently, HEG is trading at a share price of Rs 3,675. Surprisingly, this stock was also one of the biggest winners in 2017. (Quick Note: The stock of HEG was hovering at just Rs 160 during the start of January 2017).

Next, L&T Technology services (+71%) and Infotech (+57%) –both have performed well followed by Adani Enterprises and Bata India. TCS has also given a return of over 44% this year.

A few other popular winners in this list are Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindra, India bull ventures, MindTree, NESTLE and Avenue Supermart (DMart).

Top 20 Wealth Destroyers of 2018

S. No

Name

Symbol

Industry

Last Price

Market Cap

1-Yr Chg (%)

1

Vodafone Idea

VODA

Communications Services

37.35

335.36B

-62.89

2

Tata Motors DV Ltd

TAMdv

Auto & Truck Manufacturers

94.15

559.20B

-60.83

3

Tata Motors

TAMO

Auto & Truck Manufacturers

172.5

559.20B

-59.12

4

NBCC India

NBCC

Construction Services

54.15

100.86B

-57.36

5

Motherson Sumi Systems

MOSS

Auto & Truck Parts

161.55

534.49B

-57.13

6

Punjab National Bank

PNBK

Regional Banks

76.7

284.07B

-56.41

7

CBI

CBI

Regional Banks

35.15

106.22B

-53.54

8

Bharat Electronics

BAJE

Aerospace & Defense

87.95

215.91B

-53.34

9

Aditya Birla Capital

ADTB

Consumer Financial Services

97.05

216.36B

-48.12

10

Mangalore

MRPL

Oil & Gas Operations

72.8

131.23B

-43.24

11

Hindustan Petroleum

HPCL

Oil & Gas Operations

246.3

381.94B

-42.63

12

Sun TV Network Ltd

SUTV

Broadcasting & Cable TV

576.95

233.42B

-42.28

13

Bharti Airtel

BRTI

Communications Services

309.1

1233.18B

-41.52

14

Yes Bank

YESB

Regional Banks

182.3

424.05B

-41.22

15

Bank of India

BOI

Regional Banks

100.9

171.04B

-41.05

16

New India Assurance

THEE

Insurance (Miscellaneous)

183.9

306.93B

-40.15

17

Steel Authority

SAIL

Iron & Steel

51.95

218.50B

-39.2

18

Indian Bank

INBA

Regional Banks

238.4

115.26B

-39.15

19

Emami

EMAM

Personal & Household Prods.

401.85

187.63B

-38.67

20

Vedanta

VDAN

Metal Mining

196.4

745.40B

-37.96

Interestingly, Vodafone Idea is the biggest loser in this list and has lost a market price of over 62% in this year. The stock was trading at a market price of Rs 104.60 at the start of the year, and currently, its share price is fluctuating at Rs 37.35.

Tata Motors is yet another beaten company on the street. Both fully paid ordinary shares and DVR are down by around 60% in this year. This stock is continuously declining for around two years, since it made its high of Rs 578.70 in September 2016. Currently, Tata motors ordinary shares are trading at a price of Rs 172.5.

A few of the other popular losing stocks in this list are NBCC, Motherson Sumi Systems, PNB, CBI, Bharat Electronics, Aditya Birla Capital, Mangalore Petronet, HPCL, Bharti Airtel and YES BANK.

Closing Thoughts

Although it’s good to monitor the yearly returns of the companies, however, looking at the performance of stocks just for a year is not enough. It is the long-term returns of the stocks that matter the most for the wealth creation of shareholders.

Besides, a lot many big companies on the list are trading at a decent discount currently. Whether the losing companies mentioned above will continue to decline further or bounce back will depend on their future performances.

The share investors should consider these as opportunities to invest in amazing businesses at a fair value. Happy Investing.

Disclaimer: The stocks listed in this post should not be considered as recommendations. Please study the companies carefully or take the help of a financial advisor before investing.